Own no intellectual properties. I have had some characters designed for a pro wrestling story for a while now and just wanted to find an outlet on here to put them. After a friend referred me to "Wanna Be the World's Strongest." I felt this was a good storyline and good characters to work with. This story is going to be focusing on plot, characters, drama and action.

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Sakura walked into the Berserk to see Takeo was already there.

" Oh good morning." Sakura said.

" Good morning, ready to train?"

" Always!" Sakura said.

" Oh by the way, don't bother putting your boots on….." Takeo said,

Sakura seemed confused by the comment. Later, she and Takeo were in the ring without their boots.

" So what is this about?" Sakura asked.

" We're gonna sharpen reactions. Literally everyone at Arete has done this training. Coach calls it Rock-em-Sock-em. The goal is to get my socks off before I get yours off. This teaches you to move subconsciously to avoid a submission."

" Oh I get it now!" Sakura exclaimed.

Later….

Sakura was laying on the mat trying to catch her breath as Takeo stood up holding both her socks.

" Let's go again." Takeo said giving Sakura back her socks.

" Hai." Sakura said as she placed them back on and the two continued training all morning.

Later…

Water poured into the cup of noodles as Takeo took it from the machine.

" Come from?" Takeo said as he and Sakura began walking alongside each other, each with a cup of noodles in hand.

" Yea, where did you get the idea of Wild Child?" Sakura asked, while Takeo placed his chopsticks in his mouth, pulling them apart.

" Well it kind of started years ago. I was a kid and Konjo being the dick as usual and he is put me in a figure 4 during training. I started fighting and scratching and even screaming until I reached the rope. Then coach said jeez Takeo, you're a real wild child. So I guess that's where it came from."

" I guess that makes sense. But what about all the bravado and sticking your tongue out and basically that guy I met for the first time?"

Takeo shrugged. " It sells. It's helpful to be a good wrestler but you also have to have something the fans can love or hate."

" Why would you want them to hate you?" Sakura asked.

" It doesn't really matter to me if they hate me or love me. They'll either come to see me win and cheer or see me lose and gloat. All that matters is that they come to see me."

" But don't you think they'd like you for your actual personality?"

" I have to give something for the fans, literally all the greats have had over the top personalities. Like with you and Sweet Diva, there's a demeanor you maintain around your fans right? I mean do you actually think about puppy dogs and rainbows constantly even when your fans aren't around?"

Sakura was silent for a moment.

Takeo smirked. " You probably do…"

" Hey!" Sakura said somewhat pouty.

" I'm kidding…" Takeo chuckled.

"Yea you're hilarious." Sakura said as she was stirring her noodles. " Ok, now I have an awkward question."

" That sounds…ominous.." Takeo joked.

" That night we met….how come you didn't stick around?"

Takeo looked straight forward with a slight bit of blush. " What can I say… I was embarrassed."

" Why? Because you lost?" Sakura asked.

" I wasn't sure how to talk to you after I just got my ass kicked."

" Ok, first of all you were kicking butt and you just got caught. Second, I just lost 50 matches in a row, I think I beat you in that category."

" I'm just saying maybe you can understand. You were pretty down when we talked after a loss."

"I guess so…"

Takeo looked at Sakura. " I mean…I wanted to. Don't get me wrong, looking back that was kind of childish of me, it's just sometimes a loss can make you not yourself."

" That I can definitely agree on." Sakura said.

" Hey…." Takeo started causing Sakura to look at him. " You can't let these losses get to you."

" I'm working on it."

" And forget whatever they're saying in the media. They're not out there putting it on the line, you are. You put your idol career on hold and pushed yourself to be a pro wrestler. How many people would even attempt that?"

" Hmm…" Sakura said. " I guess I never thought of it like that. The truth is, even though I haven't won a match yet, I really do love wrestling. Don't tell anyone, but sometimes I feel more alive than I do with Sweet Diva."

" Oh, so are you thinking of making a career change?"

Sakura looked to the ground. " Sweet Diva means a lot to me. They're not just my friends, they're my family."

" I see…" Takeo said. " So question, what made you want to be a pop idol?"

Sakura blushed somewhat while looking to the side. " Because I always think of puppy dogs and rainbows."

" Ha! I knew it!" Takeo laughed.

Sakura sighed. " I've always loved singing and performing. My Mom used to take me to auditions all the time when I was a kid. Commercials, plays, competitions, you name it. In fact that's how I met Elena. Her Mom was doing the same thing. After a while we became friends and when Sweet Diva hosted auditions we both got in."

" Ah I gotcha. So how did your parents take it when you decided to put on tights and get in the ring?"

" Heh….not well…my Dad was especially against it. But I managed to convince them that this was for the good of my career."

" That's really cool. But I gotta say something about your group."

Sakura looked at him inquisitively

" Those outfits…I mean it looks like you guys wanted to be school girls then half way through decided to be Power Troopers." Takeo joked.

" Am I seriously getting fashion tips from someone who wears leopard skin panties?" Sakura quipped.

Takeo nearly blew the contents of his noodles out his nose from laughter. " Ok, Ok I admit that is worse, but they're not panties."

" Well they look like panties to me."

"It's a leotard! Honest!"

" Ok if you say so…" Sakura chuckled. " So when did you know you wanted to be a wrestler?"

" Hmm….I'd have to say it was somewhere around the time I was born…."

" Wow, late bloomer huh?" Sakura joked.

" Kinda yea.." Takeo chuckled.

" So I guess because of who your father is, he must have trained you." Sakura said.

Takeo's demeanor took a slightly different change. " I guess you could say that."

" Does he still train you?"

" No…I actually haven't seen him in a long time." Takeo responded.

" Why is that?"

Takeo took a second before looking forward. " Next question…"

" Sonata!" Haru yelled as he and a few other members from the gym walked up on the 2, all wearing their Arete tracksuits. " You motherfucker…"

Immediately reading the situation, Takeo stepped in front of Sakura. " Hey ya Haru."

" Your little suspension means nothing, my brother's messed up because of you, you son of a bitch!" Haru stated.

" He's gonna get over it before you know it." Takeo said.

" I can't get him to come to the gym! I can't get him to train with me!"

" Look, I get that he's your brother and you have to defend him. But let's be honest. Konjo's had it coming for a long time now. As much as you may not want to admit it, your brother's a bully. He was completely kicking someone while they were down and that night I had just had enough."

" So you just decide to take it upon yourself to do this the night we have a match huh?"

" Look…" Takeo placed his chopsticks in his ramen cup. " Let's talk about this when I'm off suspension…"

Suddenly Haru slapped the cup of noodles out of Takeo's hand, covering the nearby shop window in it's contents.

" How about now?" Haru said.

" Well now you owe me a cup of noodles." Takeo said.

Sakura observed Takeo's hands during the confrontation. Most people's hands would be shaking even somewhat in this situation. However, his seemed perfectly steady.

" Oh really?" Haru said.

" What are you gonna do Haru? Fight me here in the middle of the street?" Takeo exclaimed.

Haru's eyes glanced over to Sakura. He then took a deep breath. " This isn't over by a long shot Sonata…." Haru said as he and his friends walked away.

Takeo and Sakura watched them walk off. " Want some of mine?" Sakura said offering her cup to Takeo.

Later…..

Sakura was on her way back up to her apartment. As she entered her hallway she was surprised to see Elena and all the other members of Sweet Diva were just outside her door.

" (Gasp) Hey you guys!" Sakura said ecstatically.

" Surprise" Elena said.

Moments later…..

" And this is the ankle lock. Miss Toyoda showed me just last week." Sakura said as she demonstrated Yuuho who was clearly uncomfortable in the hold.

" Wow Sakura, you're really getting into wrestling huh?" Nanami said.

" I mean, I'm not all that good yet. But I'm getting better every day. And I've been getting a lot stronger with Takeo's help."

" Wait, you mean that guy who's Kenji Lionheart's son!?" Yuuho asked.

" Hai." Sakura said.

Elena observed Sakura noticing shifts in her behavior when talking about him.

" That psycho path from that show we did a while back?" Aika asked.

" Well that was a little more for effect. He's actually a great guy. We've been training together a while now."

All the members of Sweet Diva looked at Sakura as she looked back confused.

" What?" she asked.

" Nothing…" Yuuho said. She looked to the other and giggled.

" It's not like that…." Sakura said, understanding what the girls were implying as they giggled.

" It's not." Sakura said blushing.

Elena on the other hand seemed far more stoic compared to the rest of them.

Later…..

" Bye guys! Thanks so much for visiting me! I'll see you later!" Sakura said bidding her friends farewell.

" Sakura…" Elena said.

" Hn? What's up?"

"….n-nothing" Elena said.

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More to come….